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Originally Posted by oracle80
I personally never saw a horse more overrated than FuPeg, never.
I didn't understand it at the time and I don't know how anyone ever thought of him as some superhorse.
If you watch his Derby, he only won because of an incredibly lucky break and one of the worst rides Solis ever gave.
I was there that day and the rail was as golden as they come. FuPeg was following Aptitude and they were both in behind horses. Solis panicked on the turn and vacated the rail and swung wide in attempt to pass horses. FuPeg slid up into the place he had vacated and immediately upon doing so the hole opened right up and he was able to slide through it(already in gear from moving up to get the slot that was vacated) with no hesitation and ended up winning by less than the margin of ground that Aptitude lost by in going wide and losing the great rail.
If any of you ever get a chance to see this replay you will see it. He was worked on every step of the lane by the jock and basically was full bore against a moderate field and won with a perfect trip that couldnt have been scripted any better.
Good horse, yes, very good I suppose. But he was yet another media creation that was nowhere NEAR as talented as we was proclaimed to be.
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Agreed. He was a good looking (but unsound) sucker too... one of the prettiest heads on a thoroughbred that I've ever seen. (Not like that matters.)
